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20% Wind Report

U.S. Department of Energy’s 20% Wind Energy by 2030 Report
The U.S. possesses sufficient and affordable wind resources to          obtain at least 20% of its electricity from wind energy, with no new
technological breakthroughs, according to the Department of Energy’s May 2008 technical report.

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New Wind Agenda

AWEA’s Wind Energy For A New Era Report
Developed for the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress, Wind Energy for a New Era presents the wind energy industry’s federal policy agenda.

Recommendations listed in AWEA’s Portfolio of Policies below.


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Transmission Super Highway

AWEA and SEIA’s Green Power Superhighways: Building a Path to America’s Clean Energy Future White Paper
The U.S. is home to vast quantities of clean energy resources, but lacks a modern interstate transmission grid to deliver carbon-free electricity to customers in highly populated areas of the country.  This white paper highlights the barriers that hinder investment in transmission infrastructure and identifies potential policy solutions.

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Sitging Handbook

AWEA’s Wind Energy Siting Handbook

The Wind Energy Siting Handbook was developed by the AWEA Siting Committee to inform wind energy developers and other interested parties about environmental siting issues relevant to land-based commercial-scale wind energy project development in the United States.
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AWEA's Portfolio of Policies to Boost Wind Power Development & Slow Climate Change.

 

State Policies and Wind Power Advocacy
AWEA partners with a network of regional organizations to promote the growth of the wind industry at the local, state, and regional level around the country. 

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